2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: On Iran Deal: Bernie Sanders Storms The Senate And Calls Out GOP Warmongers [View all]still_one
(92,187 posts)if he looked back on the IWR, he would say he clearly made a mistake. Hell, Joe Biden, and we all know Hillary also voted for the Iraq war. We also know that the one candidate who didn't, was Bernie. That is history.
Some of the reasons they gave for voting for the IWR was because they thought it "was only a last resort" after all diplomatic efforts failed. Personally, that is a pretty pathetic reason to over turn the War Powers Act, and essentially give bush carte blanche.
It is perfectly valid for someone to use someones past actions as to which candidate they will support. It is also valid for someone to believe, rightly or wrongly, that lessons were learned, and it is where those candidates stand today what counts.
That is what elections are for